Na segunda metade do século XVIII, Portugal e seus domínios ultramarinos experimentaram uma ampla tentativa de reestruturação, tendo o Marquês de Pombal como um dos principais artífices deste processo. A reforma empreendida foi substancialmente influenciada por uma mentalidade ilustrada e alcançava, entre outros aspectos, as práticas judiciais. Por meio da análise da vida jurídica local e de sua adequação à lei da boa razão, a qual sintetizava as transformações pretendidas no campo do direito e na atitude dos agentes responsáveis por sua aplicação, buscou-se medir a repercussão das medidas adotadas pelos idealizadores do projeto em uma vila colonial. / During the second half of the XVIII century, Portugal and it\'s ultramarine domains experimented an extensive attempt of reconstruction. One of the main architect of this process was the Marquis of Pombal. This reform was considerably influenced by an advanced and enlightened mentality. Amongst other aspects, it comprised juridical practices. The law of good reason synthesized the desired transformations in the field of law and the attitudes of the agents responsible for it\'s application. The analysis of the adequacy of this law to the local juridical practice intended to measure the repercussion of the reform in a colonial village.

Na segunda metade do século XVIII, Portugal e seus domínios ultramarinos experimentaram uma ampla tentativa de reestruturação, tendo o Marquês de Pombal como um dos principais artífices deste processo. A reforma empreendida foi substancialmente influenciada por uma mentalidade ilustrada e alcançava, entre outros aspectos, as práticas judiciais. Por meio da análise da vida jurídica local e de sua adequação à lei da boa razão, a qual sintetizava as transformações pretendidas no campo do direito e na atitude dos agentes responsáveis por sua aplicação, buscou-se medir a repercussão das medidas adotadas pelos idealizadores do projeto em uma vila colonial. / During the second half of the XVIII century, Portugal and it\'s ultramarine domains experimented an extensive attempt of reconstruction. One of the main architect of this process was the Marquis of Pombal. This reform was considerably influenced by an advanced and enlightened mentality. Amongst other aspects, it comprised juridical practices. The law of good reason synthesized the desired transformations in the field of law and the attitudes of the agents responsible for it\'s application. The analysis of the adequacy of this law to the local juridical practice intended to measure the repercussion of the reform in a colonial village.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:30:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Andre Luiz dos Santos Freitas.pdf: 1729230 bytes, checksum: e7d679f4e2631e15354d1871185a9c39 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-10-20 / Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado do Amazonas / As a means to recover the political trajectory of Rio Negro at the moment its juridical status was elevated from Captaincy to Province, this work focuses on the rivalries and political clashes between local and Pará authorities around the debates on their autonomy. After the country´s independence, Rio Negro has lost its status as a province. Thus, the study sought to bring about the long process for the establishment of Amazonas Province. In addition to the core issue, the survey provided a glimpse of absence of the stresses occurring in the Amazon region and conflicts fought in the House of Representatives (Câmara dos Deputados) for the political emancipation of Rio Negro in the regional historiography, which led to the creation of the province of Amazonas. The analysis of these struggles for Rio Negro autonomy, took into account the economic and geopolitical issues faced by regional and national authorities. Overall, this study aimed at bringing out the history of the political constitution of the state of Amazonas, often viewed as expendable if compared to subjects considered as most needed in the context of a globalized world. It is understood that the political constitution of a territory does not guarantee any of its inhabitants´ access legal, economic and political benefits, which have come out of such new order. However, autonomy is the first step towards a new beginning / Recuperando a trajetória política do Rio Negro no momento em que seu status jurídico passou de capitania à província, esta dissertação enfoca as rivalidades e embates políticos entre as autoridades locais e as do Pará em torno dos debates sobre sua autonomia. Após a Independência do país, o Rio Negro perdeu sua condição de província. Assim, o trabalho buscou trazer a tona o longo processo para o estabelecimento da Província do Amazonas. Para além da questão central, a pesquisa propiciou o vislumbre da ausência, na historiografia regional, das tensões ocorridas na região amazônica e dos embates travados na Câmara dos Deputados pela emancipação política do Rio Negro, que deu origem à Província do Amazonas. A análise desses embates pela autonomia rio-negrense levou em consideração as problemáticas econômicas e geopolíticas enfrentadas pelas autoridades regionais e nacionais. No conjunto, esta pesquisa objetivou trazer à tona a história da constituição política do Amazonas, geralmente vista como dispensável diante de temas considerados mais necessários na conjuntura de um mundo globalizado. Entende-se que a constituição política de um território não garanta, a nenhum de seus habitantes, o acesso aos benefícios políticos, jurídicos e econômicos provenientes dessa nova ordenação. Contudo, a autonomia é o primeiro passo para um novo começo

This dissertation investigates the diverse ways in which the Portuguese language expanded in Brazil, despite the multilingual landscape that predominated prior to and after the arrival of the Europeans and the African diaspora. It challenges the assumption that the predominance of Portuguese was a natural consequence and foregone conclusion of colonisation. This work argues that the expansion of Portuguese was a tumultuous process that mirrored the power relations and conflicts between Amerindian, European, African, and mestizo actors who shaped, standardised, and promoted the Portuguese language within and beyond state institutions. The expansion of Portuguese was as much a result of state intervention as it was of individual agency. Language was a mechanism of power that opened possibilities in a society where ethnic, religious, and economic criteria usually marginalised the vast majority of the population from the colonial system. Basic literacy skills allowed access to certain occupations in administration, trading, teaching, and priesthood that elevated people’s social standing. These possibilities created, in most social groups, the desire to emulate the elites and to appropriate the Portuguese language as part of their identity. This research situates the question of language, identity, and power within the theoretical framework of Atlantic history between 1695 and 1822. Atlantic history contributes to our understanding of the ways in which peoples, materials, institutions and ideas moved across Iberia, Africa and the Americas without overlooking the new contours that these elements assumed in the colony, as they moved in tandem, but also contested each other. Focusing on the mining district of Minas Gerais for its economic and social importance, this dissertation draws on multiple ecclesiastical and administrative sources to assess how ordinary people and authoritative figures daily interacted with one another to shape the Portuguese language.